[governance] workshop deadline: April 30

Adam Peake ajp at glocom.ac.jp
Tue Mar 25 10:15:22 EDT 2008


busy, one comment:


>Hi Parminder,
>
>I suspect it would not be aesthetically wise for the IGC to submit too many
>proposals, at least not as the lead.  Co-sponsoring alongside other
>co-sponsors is probably another story.  MAGers can correct me but I'd think
>it odd to ask for blessing of multiple proposals from one entity when space
>is limited etc.
>
>I agree the IGC should do the Role and Mandate of the IGF again, last year's
>session having been constructive and well received.  And we wanted to make
>that sort of an annual feed in to the Taking Stock and Way Forward main
>session, even if the MAG decided at the 12th hour in Rio that no panelists
>from the former could be on the latter and hence really bring in the points
>made. 
>
>(BTW next week I can write the Rio ws report Adam's been reminding us about.
>Just a couple paragraphs, but it being a IGC event, what's the procedure,
>should it be cleared through the list before submission to the secretariat?)
>
>Second, I also think Willy's suggestion of something on jurisdictional
>problems and competing sovereignty claims would be really useful, nobody's
>been raising these issues much so there'd be a distinctive value-added.


Willie's comment 
<http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/arc/governance/2008-03/msg00147.html>
I would like to see if we can suggest this as the theme for a session:

At 9:07 PM +0900 3/25/08, Adam Peake wrote:
>
>5 December
>Theme: Managing the Internet (alternate title: Using the Internet)
>1100 - 1300: Critical Internet resources
>1400 - 1600: Arrangements for Internet governance
>1630 - 1830: Global cooperation for Internet security and stability
>


Probably "Arrangements for Internet governance".  Thoughts?

Adam





>Maybe we could do one more, like the public service or however you want to
>frame it session....?
>
>For other possible themes, one suspects these can be taken up by some of us
>separately, with the IGC signing on as co-sponsor as desired.  Presumably,
>ICT4C, IGP, APC, et al will want to pick up some of these themes.  I will
>propose a ws building on my prior DA events and related, probably with some
>of the same partners, maybe others, have to sort out with the Swiss and
>local government delegates.  Bottom line I'm sure that all the substantive
>topics we want can garner credible proposals, it's just a question of which
>would be best branded as IGC lead.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Bill
>
>On 3/25/08 1:50 PM, "Parminder" <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>
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